Junior Wells – Live At Buddy Guy’s Legend

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Description

A CD of eleven songs sung live by a 61 year old Junior Wells at the Buddy Guy's Legends in Chicago. Round out your collection with the sounds of this blues legend who sounds incredible at any age!

Track Listing:
1. Broke and Hungry - 6:28   2. Messin' With the Kid - 4:30   3. Hoodoo Man - 4:16   4. Little by Little - 4:05   5. The Train - 5:13   6. Sweet Sixteen - 4:40   7. What My Momma Told Me - 5:12   8. Got My Mojo Working - 3:34   9. Love Her With a Feeling - 5:31   10. Help Me - 5:49   11. Today I Started Loving You Again - 7:22

Personnel:
Junior Wells (harmonica, vocals) , Stevie Lizard / Andy Wahllof (guitar) , Douglas Fagan (saxophone) , Mike Barber (trumpet) , Joseph Burton (trombone) , Ruben Alvarez (percussion)

Reviews:

1. AllMusic - Alex Henderson
Backed by a funk-minded, James Brown-influenced band, Junior Wells is in good form on these live recordings from Buddy Guy's Legends in Chicago. Wells (who was 61 when this CD was recorded) really comes alive in front of a live audience, and he's certainly in a very extroverted mood on such familiar material as "Hoodoo Man," "Little By Little" and his signature tune, "Messin' With the Kid." Wellshas been one of Brown's most ardent admirers for a long time, and he frequently shows his love of the Godfather's soul/funk innovations without letting us forget that he's a bluesman first and foremost. Although this CD doesn't offer a lot of surprises, it's an invigorating documentation of the energy and passion Wells brings to the stage.